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Telestroke

The Cerebrovascular Center now offers Telestroke services. The service provides 24x7 coverage by a team including vascular neurologists, interventional neuroradiologists and cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgeons, to assist medical centers in the assessment and treatment of their stroke patients. To facilitate an ongoing, real-time consultation, the Telestroke Network is enabled with a 2-way, portable videoconferencing system as well as a dedicated link between imaging systems. The physician assessment is also supported by Cleveland Clinic's Critical Care Transport services, should the patient need additional care.

How Our Telestroke Service Works

Call Cleveland Clinic to discuss the patient’s condition.

Within minutes, the portable 2-way audio/visual system in your ER brings one of our specialty trained physicians into seamless communication with you and your patient.

Patient CT images taken at your medical center are transferred to our physician to assist in the consultation process.

Our physician will collaboratively discuss treatment recommendations and options with the ER physician, including the administration of IV tPA. If necessary, patient transfer to Cleveland Clinic for further care can also be coordinated.